Vehicle axle and wheel-mounting.



s. TATLO'W. I VEHICLE AXLE AND WHEEL MOUNTING. 7

APPLICATION FILED FEB- !3. I9l4. I Patented 0012.19, 1915. I

gwuwwtoz SAMUEL. TATLOW UN T SAMUEL marrow, or :s'r."" o-LoUi);, F IiORII D AI:

VEHICLE AXLE Ann WHEEL-MOUNTING. I

To all whom itmay concern: Beitknown that I,

SAMUEL TArLow, a citizen of the United States, residing'atSt. Cloud, inthe county'of Osceola and State of Florida, have invented the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as willen-' able others skilled in the art to which-it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to vehicle axles and a portion of thespindleisformed of metal and integral with the axle, and thebalance ofthe spindle is formed of wood which can be removed when worn away andwhich will be provided with anti-frictional bearings.

These and other objects may be attained bymeans of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure lis a horizontal section through the hub and spindle takenlongitudinally of the axle, Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the hubtaken at right angles to 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofthe spindle and a portion of the axle.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the axle to be ofany desired shape surface 4, and a curved Specificationof LettersPatent. I

certain new and use- 7 ful Improvements in Vehicle Axles and fWheel-Mountings; and I do hereby declare omes dummy' will absorb a largequantity of I,

lubricant and when provided with bearings,'thefrictionbetween the 65 incross-section, and projecting vfrom. the end of the axle 1 is'a spindledesignated as an entirety by the numeral2, said spindle; being connectedto the axle linjfront of the. .center or axis of said axle,'-and belowthe" horizontal center of said axle. ,The spindle 2 is provided with a,flat side 3, a flat upper outer surface, 7 5;

3 f .Witnesses:

A roller 6 is mounted -in the'spindle 2, and

extends the entire length thereof. .A wooden p 'Pat6ntedOct.19,1915.Application filed February 13,1914, SerialNo. 818,520: l

dummy or plug 7 extends the entire length .of the spindle 2 and isformed to complete the circle of the spiridlefsaid dummy for 'blockbeing loosely mounted in the sleeves of the hub 9. Mounted in' the.dummy 7 are rollers-'10.. ordiilary',v cap nut the hub-of the wheel: onthe spindle and dummy. The spokes are indicated byj12.

Y The spindle2 at its. outer end-is provided with a reducedportionrhavinga threaded boss thereonjto receive;the cap 11. The

wooden dummy fits; between the innerand j, outer heads of the spindleand can be readily removed and replaced by a new one when it Moreover,the woodenf worn.

grease or the roller sleeve.8 of the hub andjj'the s'pindle' and dummyis materially reduced. .Yarious tion' may and below thethoriz'ontalcenterthereof, in, l

changes in detailspf construe: 1 be resorted toIwithoutxdeparting. fromthe spirit and scope of the inventionlas' defined in the claim. i "Whatis claimed is: The hereindescribedvehicle 1 axle and. f I wheel mountingcomprising an axle having 11- holds V combination with [a dummy fittedto the spindle within a' hub, said dummy being formed of wood andfillingthe space within the hub not occupied by the spindle',. and- 3 rollerbearings on said-spindle and, dummy.

' EUGENE; it i I it Exams.

In testimony whereof I'aflix my'sign'ature inpresence oft'woiwltnessesgI Copies of this patent may be ob' c'ai id-fo1' five cents each;By'addres sin the 'Q nimiSsiOnerbf Patents,

Washington, DgG.

